Health Populi

DECEMBER 27, 2021

I covered this announcement in the Health Populi blog at the time, and today want to double-down on the significance of Ford’s leading presence at #CES2022. When announced, the news was a signal that health care and the larger tech-enabled ecosystem that supports health and well-being is embedded in peoples’ everyday lives.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 1, 2019

“We knew millions of people weren’t getting the care they needed — they were either too embarrassed to seek help or felt stuck in a system that was confusing and intimidating. ” That’s a verbatim paragraph from a blog on the Hims & Hers’ Medium channel. The organization will be known as GoodRx Care.

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Enzyme Health

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Close For Clinicians For Employers Telehealth Jobs Family Medicine General Practice Emergency Medicine Internal Medicine Nurse Practitioners Family Nurse Practitioners Physician Assistants Psychiatry / Mental Health Hospitalist Dont see your specialty? Blog Work for Enzyme Refer a Friend Team Login Signup ??

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Wearing a consumer-centric lens, Dan Clarin of Kaufman Hall and Charlotte Brown-Zalewa of Sg2 tracked the patient-journey from lower-acuity virtual health and primary care through to imaging, specialty care, hospital outpatient and high-acuity large hospital inpatient services.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 17, 2020

Microsoft is previewing its new Azure IoT Connector for FHIR, an API feature that enables healthcare organizations to scale secure connectivity for an array of devices streaming protected health information. WHY IT MATTERS. "Developers have to build their own secure pipelines from scratch.

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Xealth

APRIL 8, 2024

Note to readers: This is the third post in a six-part series exploring the perspectives of digital patient engagement. Mike Deegan, Director, Business Development Digital health can no longer be discussed merely as a trend — it’s a profound transformation reshaping healthcare.

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Xealth

JANUARY 18, 2024

David Slifka, VP Commercial Operations By now, you’re probably familiar with the digital front door concept in healthcare, but what about the digital side door? In a previous blog post, I explained the side door concept as the tendency of patients to seek lower-value services outside their primary care network.

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MeMD

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The Demand for Virtual Care. The pandemic pushed digital health to new heights – and there’s no going back. HIMSS 2021 State of Healthcare Report revealed nearly two-thirds of respondents prefer the convenience of virtual vs. in-person care. Virtual Primary Care Leads to Better Health.

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Henry Kotula

JULY 28, 2023

[link] In January 2023, the Rockefeller Institute published a three-part blog series on trends to watch in healthcare in 2023. The series covered broad issues related to the healthcare workforce, economy, and health policy, and highlighted internal industry changes and trends in service delivery, quality, and equity.

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Enzyme Health

MARCH 27, 2019

Close For Clinicians For Employers Telehealth Jobs Family Medicine General Practice Emergency Medicine Internal Medicine Nurse Practitioners Family Nurse Practitioners Physician Assistants Psychiatry / Mental Health Hospitalist Dont see your specialty? Blog Work for Enzyme Refer a Friend Team Login Signup ??

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Health Populi

JANUARY 31, 2018

Omron has been one of the few consumer-facing digital health companies that has taken the long-view and done the work to file for FDA clearance for a medical-grade technology that mainstream consumers can use. Here is Omron’s blog written for #CES2018 on Going for Zero.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The final rule adjusts payment rates and policies for Medicare services, reflecting the current trends in telehealth, quality measurement, and value-based care. The implications of these changes extend to reimbursement strategies, service delivery methods, and overall patient care quality.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MARCH 8, 2023

Virtual healthcare, also known as telemedicine or telehealth, has revolutionized the healthcare industry, allowing patients to receive quality medical care from the comfort of their own homes. Virtual healthcare can help primary care providers provide better patient care, improve patient outcomes, and reduce healthcare costs.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MARCH 3, 2023

Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) is a digital health tool that allows for the remote monitoring of patients’ health conditions. The critical elements of RPM include biometric monitoring, digital technology, and remote communication between patients and healthcare providers.

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Xealth

JUNE 22, 2023

Digital front door: This represents the virtual means of patients engaging with their healthcare providers. Digital side door: This relates to patients seeking lower-value services outside their primary care network. Xealth is an industry leader in patient engagement and experience , digitally engaging over 3.5

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 15, 2024

These conditions often require ongoing medical attention, lifestyle adjustments, and continuous monitoring to prevent complications and maintain optimal health. This seamless coordination minimizes fragmentation in healthcare delivery, reduces redundant tests and services, and improves the overall efficiency of care delivery.

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Health Populi

APRIL 14, 2024

In advance of a session I’m shepherding at the upcoming AHIP 2024 conference in Las Vegas, I developed scenarios about health care in 2030 asking who “we” will be then as patient-plan members?

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Digital Health Today

JANUARY 7, 2022

During this year’s annual HLTH conference in Boston, I got to speak with Keith Algozzine, the founder and CEO of UCM Health. Yet people continue to flock to it, and it is because of the care that they receive there. Deep Dive: Tell me about UCM Digital Health? Any final thoughts on health equity and digital health?

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

JANUARY 29, 2023

Virtual healthcare refers to delivering healthcare services remotely, using telemedicine, telehealth, and e-health. These technologies allow healthcare providers to communicate with patients, diagnose and treat conditions, and provide ongoing care through virtual, rather than in-person, visits. What is Telehealth?

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American Well

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Telehealth often helps patients with urgent or acute care. As the digital realm expands globally, providers leveraging telehealth can connect with patients who are otherwise unreachable, giving providers a competitive advantage. Geriatric patients stand to benefit tremendously as a digital health care consumer.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 27, 2023

Managing diabetes effectively is crucial to prevent complications and maintain good health, and remote patient monitoring (RPM), which includes diabetes remote monitoring, can play a vital role in achieving these goals. Compared to usual care, diabetes remote monitoring has been shown to improve diabetes control and health outcomes.

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American Well

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Telehealth often helps patients with urgent or acute care. As the digital realm expands globally, providers leveraging telehealth can connect with patients who are otherwise unreachable, giving providers a competitive advantage. Geriatric patients stand to benefit tremendously as a digital health care consumer.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MARCH 30, 2023

This shortage has been further compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has placed significant additional strain on health systems worldwide. One solution to address the shortage of health professionals is the use of telehealth , which enables remote care and consultation.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MARCH 5, 2024

Limited patient engagement: Traditional care approaches may lack mechanisms for engaging patients actively in their COPD management, leading to poor adherence to treatment plans and suboptimal self-management practices. Clear communication channels and collaborative care plans are vital components of successful care coordination.

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American Well

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Last week I was fortunate enough to attend New York eHealth Collaborative’s Digital Health Conference 2013 in New York City. This wild and beautiful city is a magnet for all types of industry, so it’s no surprise that it’s a hotbed of digital health technology innovation. I had 48 hours to absorb as much as possible.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 19, 2022

For over ten years, digital health technology has been a fast-growing area at the annual CES , the largest convention covering consumer electronics in the world. Gary’s Book Club featured my HealthConsuming: From Health Consumer to Health Citizen at the 2020 CES. FYI, “Gary” is Gary Shapiro….

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Health Populi

MAY 15, 2020

In case you think Hims & Hers are a marginal part of the health/care ecosystem, they began to ally with the Ochsner Health System in December 2019 as a novel digital front-door for the System’s telehealth program… pre-COVID-19 pandemic.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 17, 2019

Lyn and Frances tested three assumptions that they believed linked housing and health: that housing contributes to health; that housing is not routinely included in health or social planning;’ and that the potential contribution of primary care is wasted.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 13, 2021

This feels especially apt right “now” as we enter 2022, Year 3 of the COVID-19 pandemic, with people mentally stressed, anxious, and shrugging off the Omicron variant – while taking on more DIY life-flows, self-care and desire for (more) control. We start at a macro bird’s-eye view with Gartner’s top US consumer and cultural trends for 2022.

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Health Populi

JULY 30, 2018

To complement what we know about the Four, new announcements from Walgreens and Walmart must be mixed into the healthcare innovation mash-up that we’re tracking here at THINK-Health and in this blog. First, to Walgreens, which has curated a talented digital health staff in the past decade. Florida Hospital, Tampa.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 1, 2018

California, home to start-ups, mature tech platform companies (like Apple, Facebook and Google), and countless digital health developers, is in a particularly strategic place to fight the FCC and, now, the Department of Justice. This blog, Health Populi, covers the intersection of health, people, technology, and economics.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 20, 2023

At the end of each year since I launched the Health Populi blog, I have put my best forecasting hat on to focus on the next year in health and health care. There’s a sort of health care “shrinkflation” that has been shaping patients-as-payors of medical bills.

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